Astronomers find a 5.5 million light-years-long 'galaxy filament' connecting 14 galaxies
This cosmic web filament is reported to have a thickness of 2.6 to 3.3 million light years.
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Research on Ryugu asteroid uncovers minerals older than any found on Earth
Hayabusa2’s Ryugu samples provide insights into Earth’s early water, organic materials, and the beginnings of life.
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Black holes could be a source of the universe’s mysterious dark energy, new study suggests
According to a new model, the death of stars and their collapse into black holes might be a key mechanism for generating dark energy.
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Accidental double zooming pinpoints unexpected millimeter waves near supermassive black hole's core
A rare gravitational lensing event, dubbed an 'accidental double zoom' by astronomers, allowed for a breakthrough observation of the distant quasar RXJ1131-1231.
5 days ago
'Stripped-to-the-bone' supernova offers first direct look inside a dying star's core
'This event quite literally looks like nothing anyone has ever seen before,' shared a senior author on the study.
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Astronomers find 62 new quasars including the most luminous 'FeLoBAL' ever found
Quasars are celestial powerhouses with supermassive black holes at the hearts of galaxies that are furiously devouring matter.
6 days ago
Ursa Major III may be a dense star cluster hiding a black hole core, claim astrophysicists
Its high mass-to-light ratio has long baffled scientists, leading to the assumption that Ursa Major III is a dwarf galaxy consisting mostly of dark matter.
Aug 18, 2025
Astronomers discover a new type of supernova erupted from exploding star's deadly encounter with black hole
The explosion, designated SN 2023zkd, was quickly flagged by an AI algorithm, enabling researchers to make crucial observations with a variety of telescopes.
Aug 17, 2025
Astronomers surprised after spotting 'Eye of Sauron' in deep space: 'Never seen anything like it'
Using 15 years of ultra-precise radio observations from the Very Long Baseline Ar-ray, researchers reconstructed a deep image of the blazar jet and 'it looked stunning.'
Aug 14, 2025
Astronomers witness supermassive black hole waking up from a long slumber for the first time
This discovery provides a rare look at 'feedback,' the initial stage where a black hole begins to influence its host galaxy.
Aug 12, 2025
Astronomers discover 'Cosmic Grapes,' a clumpy rotating galaxy formed 900 million years after Big Bang
New observations from ALMA and the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that the galaxy is not a smooth disk, but is instead composed of at least 15 massive, star-forming clumps.
Aug 11, 2025
Astronomers find potential 'Avatar' planet just 4.3 light-years away using Webb Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope has provided compelling evidence for a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the closest Sun-like star to Earth.
Aug 9, 2025
Interstellar mission to black hole could span about 80 to 100 years, astrophysicist claims
Astrophysicist Bambi proposes using Earth-based lasers to propel a small, lightsail-equipped probe to a nearby black hole, a 70-year journey covering 20 to 25 light-years.
Aug 9, 2025
Astronomers discover universe's oldest confirmed black hole—formed just 500 million years after the Big Bang
Found in the distant galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, this black hole is 300 million times bigger than our sun.
Aug 8, 2025
Supergiant star baffles astronomers by surviving mysterious blast, expelling gas cloud bigger than our solar system
This colossal structure, the largest ever seen in the Milky Way, holds the mass of our sun.
Aug 7, 2025
Scientists successfully mapped magnetic fields at Milky Way's heart to unlock how stars form
Researchers call this zone an 'astrophysical Rosetta Stone' because it helps them understand the complex interplay between dense gas clouds, star formation, and powerful magnetic fields in our galaxy.
Aug 4, 2025
Watch one of the universe's elusive black holes gravitationally tearing apart a star in a burst of radiation
Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are the long-sought 'missing link' between small stellar-mass black holes and supermassive ones.
Aug 3, 2025
Alien life on planet K2-18b? Scientists say otherwise after reassessing new James Webb data
Earlier, a group of Cambridge scientists claimed there were signs of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide, molecules produced by living organisms on Earth, in K2-18b's atmosphere
Aug 1, 2025
Scientists successfully simulate extreme conditions of icy moons in deep space—stunned by unexpected results
Researchers used a specially constructed low-pressure chamber to simulate the near-vacuum-like conditions found on Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus.
Jul 30, 2025
High-energy particles from space could be vital for life hidden beneath Mars and beyond, says new study
The research radically alters our understanding of where life could exist in the universe, broadening the search beyond environments warmed by sunlight or volcanic activity.
Jul 30, 2025